The Washington critic., 1887-01-12

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and ii Will be great mistake In the
United states not TO have q controlling
band in its construction. 1t will be a
matter Of much less diMculty for this
country to build a canal for itself than
to capture one already built.
TUE bill creating a Department of
Agriculture and Labor, the Secretary
thereof to be Cabinet officer passed
the House yesterday by such decided
majority as TO leave no doubt Of the
popularity of the change. Commls.
sioner Colman, more than any of his
predecessors has succeeded in impress.
ing upon the public mind the import.
ancc Of this department aud its capa.
city for usefulness. The legislation
adopted may therefore be considered
as in the nature Of compliment to the
efficiency Of his management and the
President in looking about for the new
member Of his Cabinet will not have
far TO so to find the right man
THE Washington Humane Society
held It's annual election yesterday and
enters upon the new year under fairly
encouraging circumstances. Still, the
society is in need Of all the assistance
IL can get and, having demonstrated
its usefulness in the past deserves to
bc placed upon as efficient basis as
possible for the future. Its member.
ship, for instance, should be largely
increased. This gives it moral, as well
as material, trcngIh, aud indi-
yidually costs hut little, Let the good
work he speeded in every way.
UNrEss some wholly unlocked for
turn Of affairs takes place at Richmond
between today aud day after to-
morrow, Cluycrius will suffer the en-
tTeme penalty of the law on Friday.
His counsel are uuremtting in their
efforts to find some peg upon which to
hang hope, and failing here, will
probably ask another respite. Governor
Lee shows no sign Of relenting from
Lis declared purpose not to Interfere.
Ir Is SAID that an amended treaty
letween the United States and Cnlni,
which is entirely satisfactory to both
powers, has been negotiated and will
shortly be submitted 10 the Senate for
ratification. In what respects the
present treaty is modified is not known,
except that the new convention is of
a nature TO readjust upon an agreeable
basis relations that have hitherto been
considerably strained
A RESOLUTION indorsing the nomina.
tion of James c. Matthews for Re.
cordcr Of Deeds of the District of Co.
lumbia was introduced in the North
Carolina Legislature by colored mem.
ber yesterday, and met with the fate
that might be expected. The rosolu
tion was defeated by vote of 101 to .
and the doctrine of home rule sus,
taincd.
TINS is pretty industrious Congress
after ALL and II may be that the country
will feel sorry to part with it so soon
1t is one of the worst faults OF our leg
islatlve system that about the time ont
Congress gets fairly down to business
another one steps in to waste year OF
so in getting a good start.
THE sudden death Of Mayor Hewitt
was telegraphed from New York thl
morning only to be contralicted al
hour or two later. M Hewitt ha
been quite sick ever since the day o
his Inauguration, but reports differ Il
TO the seriousness Of his condition.
THE pathway of Governor Albeit o
New Jersey to the United States Scnat
seems to be strewn with more ruse
than roses. There is an evident at
tempt TO throw him at the very be
ginning Of the race.